What color is #49674D?

#49674D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49674D?

The RGB value is 73, 103, 77: 73 red, 103 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49674D?

The complementary color is #674963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49674D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49674D color

#49674D rgb(73, 103, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #49674D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 40.4% green and 30.2% blue (73, 103, 77).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#49674D color codes

HEX	`#49674D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 103, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 40.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 29%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, -16.85, 11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 20.25, 146.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.937, 11.652, 8.798)`
Decimal	`4810573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49674D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #49674D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49674D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #49674D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49674d; }
.text { color: #49674d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49674d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 103 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49674d, #49675c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #49674D?: #49674D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49674D?: The RGB value is 73, 103, 77: 73 red, 103 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49674D?: The complementary color is #674963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49674D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.